Assateague and Chincoteague Islands
Apr 22, 2021 07:34:36 #
I am planning a trip to Assateague and Chincoteague next week. Would love suggestions for photo ops.
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
Apr 22, 2021 07:44:14 #
Apr 22, 2021 08:50:29 #
Apr 22, 2021 09:01:52 #
adedeluca wrote:
Look for there special horses. It will be worth it .
lol, that is why we are going.
Apr 22, 2021 09:05:38 #
Bring strong insect repellent...mosquitos and flies brutal in some areas. Otherwise, beautiful photo ops.
Apr 22, 2021 09:11:51 #
SaratogaMan wrote:
Bring strong insect repellent...mosquitos and flies brutal in some areas. Otherwise, beautiful photo ops.
I have been there before. I am aware of the strong insect repellent. I even bought great itch relief from a pharmacy there that makes it. I has been several years since I was there.
I am hoping for locations on Chincoteague. Wildlife areas, and other photo ops.
Thanks
Apr 22, 2021 09:22:07 #
ronichas wrote:
I am planning a trip to Assateague and Chincoteague next week. Would love suggestions for photo ops.
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
In addition to tiny horses, look for migrating shore birds. Otherwise it is a big flat area with little else going.
Apr 22, 2021 09:37:50 #
My parents went there fairly often into their early eighties, so apparently not particularly challenging physically.
Apr 22, 2021 10:05:09 #
ronichas wrote:
I am planning a trip to Assateague and Chincoteague next week. Would love suggestions for photo ops.
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
I seem to remember places in town where various artists offer prints and water colors of the area. I have one somewhere.
Apr 22, 2021 12:12:15 #
ronichas was able to watch a total solar eclipse which occurred on March 7, 1970, whose cone was visible on Assateague Island... Occurring only 1.3 days after perigee (Perigee on March 6, 1970 at 09:32 UTC), when the Moon's apparent diameter was extremely larger. This was an ethereal expirence I'll never forget... Shared the moment with the young lady who was to become my son's mother... Total Darkness descended like a Stage Curtain... only a ring of fire where the sun had been...
So yes Assateague is a magical place for sure... totally unlike the vulgar commercial spectacle of Ocean City just miles to the north... Oh, and the ponies where there in large numbers then...
As for insects? Depends on whether or not you have off shore breezes.... then life is good... calm or on shore light breezes from the mosquito overrun bay area is a serious hazard... Not many camping without mosquito netting on their tents...
bring a macro lens... amazing array of treasures along the high tide line...
Enjoy! So jealous... lol
So yes Assateague is a magical place for sure... totally unlike the vulgar commercial spectacle of Ocean City just miles to the north... Oh, and the ponies where there in large numbers then...
As for insects? Depends on whether or not you have off shore breezes.... then life is good... calm or on shore light breezes from the mosquito overrun bay area is a serious hazard... Not many camping without mosquito netting on their tents...
bring a macro lens... amazing array of treasures along the high tide line...
Enjoy! So jealous... lol
Apr 22, 2021 12:12:44 #
ronichas wrote:
I am planning a trip to Assateague and Chincoteague next week. Would love suggestions for photo ops.
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
Assateague is smaller. There are some nice photo ops with the horses on the beach when you are lucky. Ferry Island has some nice sunsets, especially after a storm. There are a few places along the road where you can view and shoot shore birds.
Chincoteague is much bigger, more opps from the car and within reach of some light hiking along the many trails. More wildlife and lower human density compared to Assateague.
Horses are wild, though they don't mind people. However, get too close and you'll get a taste of their hooves. It never fails that some stupid tourist tries to feed one or shush it away because they are invading a campsite - and they inevitably get kicked.
Be prepared for wind! It's mostly flat with little to block the wind. It can be 10° - 15° cooler than before you cross the intercoastal to the barrier islands.
If you like fried seafood (soft-shelled crabs) - the place to go to is Metompkin's Seafood, about 5 mi south of the turnoff for Chincoteague on Rt 13.
Assateague is in my back yard - 35 min by car, and 120 min by bicycle. I go there often.
Apr 22, 2021 12:24:01 #
SaratogaMan wrote:
Bring strong insect repellent...mosquitos and flies brutal in some areas. Otherwise, beautiful photo ops.
100% Deet is the only thing that works against those bloodsuckers. But next week is still pretty safe.
Apr 22, 2021 13:04:21 #
h0grider
Loc: Western MD
ronichas wrote:
I am planning a trip to Assateague and Chincoteague next week. Would love suggestions for photo ops.
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
You might check out the launch schedule for NASA's Wallops Flight Center - you might get lucky and be able to observe/photograph one.
Be prepared for an entrance fee onto Chincoteague; this is collected by USFW, though may be too early in the season. A NPS pass should get you in for free.
Apr 22, 2021 14:17:46 #
h0grider
Loc: Western MD
ronichas wrote:
I am planning a trip to Assateague and Chincoteague next week. Would love suggestions for photo ops.
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
Don't forget the lighthouse at Chincoteague (if you're into that sort of thing).
There's a public landing to the east of Spence in Maryland that could offer sunrise shots without the sand of the beach getting in your equipment! (The barrier island is about 5 miles out here.)
The "back" way from Chincoteague to Ocean City/Assateague via VA679 to MD12, then cutting from Girdletree to Spence is a way to keep off MD13/113 and enjoy the local sights.
Apr 23, 2021 06:07:27 #
h0grider wrote:
Be prepared for an entrance fee onto Chincoteague; this is collected by USFW, though may be too early in the season. A NPS pass should get you in for free.
Costs to get onto Assateague though, not Chincoteague.
And to OP, a walk through the Chincoteague will reveal lots of photo ops too. Neat small town. There's a nice and very interesting Chincoteague Museum too, on your left and just before the bridge to cross over to Assateague.
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